Based on English 7, English 8 is designed to improve students’ English language skills for academic purposes and provide them with more knowledge in relevant areas. The materials include topics such as international and intercultural issues as well as current topics of science and technology. Expectations require students to practice: reading academic articles, listening to English lectures, speaking before an audience, and developing skills to write paragraphs and short essays.
By the end of this course, students will:
・be able to express their ideas and opinions in classes confidently
・be able to write paragraphs or short essays
・be able to better understand academic lectures
・practice effective reading strategies
Four language skills, fostering international awareness, communication, studying abroad, TOEFL
Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
This class is structured to further improve students' skills for reading and writing by reading articles from BBC Future, a British website offering information about science and technology, and expressing their own ideas in English. After learning new vocabulary, students will read the article and understand its main idea and details, and practice reading the article aloud. The rest of the class time will be spent on writing exercises to use the expressions just learned and exchange of their opinions about a topic related to the article.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Course Orientation Chapter 7:"Hakuna Matata": A Problem-Free Philosophy? (1) | Preparation of Unit 7 |
Class 2 | Chapter 8:"Hakuna Matata": A Problem-Free Philosophy? (2) | Preparation of Unit 8 |
Class 3 | Chapter 9:"Carnivores! Oy!": Disney and the Jewish Question | Preparation of Unit 9 |
Class 4 | Chapter 10:Mean Ladies: Transgendered Villains in Disney Films (1) | Preparation of Unit 10 |
Class 5 | Mini Exam Chapter 11:Mean Ladies: Transgendered Villains in Disney Films (2) | Preparation for mini exam Preparation of Ch.11 |
Class 6 | Review of mini Exam Ch.11 (continued) | Preparation of Unit 11 |
Class 7 | Chapter 12:Mean Ladies: Transgendered Villains in Disney Films (3) | Preparation of Unit 12 |
Class 8 | Final Exam Review | preparation for final exam |
Johnson Cheu ed., Disney Films and Secret Messages Race, Ethnicity, Gender, Sexuality, and Disability. Eihosha, 2019.
Reference books will be introduced in class.
Course Activity 20%, Mini-Exam 20%, Final Exam 30%, Course Asssigment 30%
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